Matching Pairs Animals idiomsOnline version Animals idioms vocabulary. by Rodrigo Antonio de Jesús Villegas Gallardo 1 Cold turkey 2 Crocodile tears 3 Hen pecked 4 Have a whale of a time 5 Bear with a sore paw 6 A bee in your bonnet 7 Don't count your chickens before they hatch 8 To rat on somebody 9 A fly in the ointment 10 Dog tired 11 You can't teach an old dog new tricks False tears to give impression of sadness. Husband who is nagged at by his wife. Period of time without something you are addicted to. One big problem in an otherwise faultless plan. Extremely tired. Tell a person in authority about the bad behaviour of another person. Someone in a bad mood. Someone who is too accustomed to old habits won't want to change. Be angry, resentful about a certain issue. Have an exciting, interesting time. Enjoy oneself enormously. Don't presume anything until it is certain.